91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
141 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
461 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2122 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
162 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
963 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
460 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
468 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
971 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1582 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13844 | Morohashi |
2576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
179 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 春秋 【シュンジュウ】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 春季 【シュンキ】 spring season
- 昨春 【サクシュン】 last spring, the spring of last year
- 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
Kun reading compounds
- 春 【はる】 spring, springtime, New Year, prime (of life), height (of one's prosperity), heyday, adolescence, puberty, sexuality, sexual desire
- 春秋 【しゅんじゅう】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 小春 【こはる】 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November), late autumn, late fall
- 毎春 【まいしゅん】 every spring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あずま、 かす、 すの、 ひ、 わら
- Korean:
- chun
Spanish
- primavera
- comienzo del año
- tiempos de juventud
Portuguese
- primaveril
- primavera (estação)
French
- printemps
1478 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
5060.3 | Four corner code |
1-29-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6625 | Unicode hex code |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13733 | Morohashi |
3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
6010.0 | Four corner code |
1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錦衣 【キンイ】 fine clothes, beautiful kimono, Japanese brocade
- 錦衣玉食 【キンイギョクショク】 beautiful clothes and fine food, life of luxury
- 蜀錦 【ショッキン】 type of brocade
Kun reading compounds
- 錦 【にしき】 brocade, fine dress, fine clothes
- 錦絵 【にしきえ】 nishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print
- 蜀江の錦 【しょっこうのにしき】 type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan, type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period
- 綾錦 【あやにしき】 twill damask and brocade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね、 あや、 にし
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- brocado
- vestido fino
- bello
Portuguese
French
- brocart
- belle robe
- honneurs
1512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1926 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1144 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
418 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40569 | Morohashi |
1738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
411 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
439 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
8a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8612.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9326 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
1030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 孝行 【コウコウ】 filial piety, showing devotion (to someone)
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 たかし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- devoción filial
- deber filial
Portuguese
- piedade filial
- respeito pelas crianças
French
- piété filiale
- respect des anciens
781 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
870 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
860 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
865 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1204 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
541 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
542 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
551 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
738 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6952 | Morohashi |
3205 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1289 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1447 | 2001 Kanji |
2k4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-3 | SKIP code |
4-6-4 | SKIP code |
4-7-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
4440.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b5d | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
- 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- bueno
- bonito
- alabar
- alegrarse
Portuguese
French
1136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4176 | Morohashi |
2340 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4046.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5609 | Unicode hex code |